Drones that can disinfect large areas in minutes, an ultraviolet-light sanitiser that can kill viruses in seconds and a surgical mask developed by 3D printing — the Army has developed a range of products to aid India’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
The products have been developed by the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), an arms and service branch of the Army responsible for the design, development, trial, inspection and refit of weapon systems and other equipment.
A senior Army officer told ThePrint that it was a routine practice for the corps to devise innovations from existing resources when a situation demanded critical engineering solutions.Read More….